College of Technology and Design

Course Syllabus

CGD445 - Environmental Design

Credit Hours: 4

Course Description

From Olympic events to museum directories, you will learn how concepts of direction and space (navigating through the human scale environment) present challenges for the designer. This class focuses on type and image as elements to orient a person within a specific environment. You will explore each stage of developing a wayfinding system, from sketches to 3D information graphics. You will learn how to guide an audience through new and/or unfamiliar environments and the exciting typographic and symbol system opportunities such work presents.

Course Prerequisites

CCS229

Student Learning Outcomes

Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:

• Identify aspects of human scale, navigation, ability, way-finding, and environmentalpsychology relevant to graphic design systems in the environment
• Identify the relationships between text, images, textures, symbols, and vocabularies andhuman way-finding
• Research, classify, and document methods and models of environmental design
• Observe three dimensional space, volume, and scale relationships
• Create deliverables in two and three dimensions with mock ups in three dimensionalspace where relevant
• Apply design principles (balance, rhythm, emphasis, proportion, contrast) and elements(color, texture, shape, form, line, and value) in original graphic design projects to achievespecific goals and effects as outlined in assignments
• Demonstrate and apply the steps of the design process
• Apply related techniques including scanning, file formats, navigation, and file organizationand naming conventions
• Demonstrate soft skills such as deadline adherence, attendance, and time management

Assessment of Outcomes

Specified on the course schedule/outline

Grading System

For more details about the Grading System, please see the current catalog.

Active Participation

Students must be actively engaged in the course. For a definition of active engagement, please see the current catalog.

Academic Integrity

Cheating and plagiarism are serious offenses against the University’s academic integrity and are consequently strictly prohibited. All students must familiarize themselves with the University policy on Academic Integrity.

Penalties for cheating and plagiarism are described in the University policy on Academic Integrity in the catalog. They include failure of the assignment, failure for the course, or dismissal from the University. For the complete Cheating/Plagiarism policy, please see the current catalog.

Students with Disabilities

Students who have disabilities that may impact their performance in this course should follow the process described under the heading Accommodations for the Disabled in the current catalog.

Discipline (Program) Specific Information

None

Date of last review: 07/26/2021